Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of participants.
| FC (n = 70) Mean ± SD | HS (n = 45) Mean ± SD | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 20.66 ± 1.99 | 21.38 ± 1.86 | 0.51a |
| Gender (male/female) | 8/62 | 10/35 | 0.12b |
| Duration (months) | 61.04 ± 29.44 | / | |
| SAS | 40.23 ± 8.24 Normal/Mild (52/18) | 33.75 ± 5.95 | 0.00*a |
| SDS | 43.91 ± 9.90 Normal/Mild (53/17) | 35.17 ± 7.84 | 0.00*a |
| CCS | 12.31 ± 2.00 | / | |
| PAC-QOL | 36.06 ± 12.67 | / |
FC, Functional Constipation group; HS, Healthy Subjects group; SAS, Self-rating Anxiety Scale; SDS, Self-rating Depression scale; CCS, Cleveland Constipation Score; PAC-QOL, Patient Assessment of Constipation Quality of Life Questionnaire.
*
The marker indicated a significant difference in FC group and HS group.
a
The P-value was obtained by two-tailed independent-sample t-tests.
b
The P-value was obtained by chi-square test.